Türkiye seeks post-UNIFIL security role in Lebanon
Türkiye wants to take part in future international efforts to support security in southern Lebanon after the current U.N. peacekeeping force withdraws, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on July 30.
Speaking alongside Lebanese President Joseph Aoun after talks at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Erdoğan reaffirmed Türkiye’s support for Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Erdoğan said Ankara wanted to participate in “all initiatives” launched after the withdrawal of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to support regional security and safeguard Lebanese sovereignty.
The U.N. Security Council has extended UNIFIL’s mandate for a final time through Dec. 31, 2026, after which the mission is due to begin an orderly withdrawal.
